Guillaume Lautour
Investor in Tech and Creative Industries
Paris, Île-de-France
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2016 - Current
Level-Up is a venture investor dedicated to creative industries in Europe, providing funding and strategic support from seed to late-stage with a particular focus on game studios and tech. The fund is based in Luxembourg and Paris. http://www.level-up.com
Investor and Board Member
2021
With 3 million daily users, WeWard is the walking app that celebrates movement with engaging rewards. Through insights, gamification, charity support, and financial incentives, WeWard helps people make walking a daily habit that they can get excited about. 60 employees.
Investor and Board Member
2020
Higher Education Institution that realigns learning with the requirements of tomorrow's top jobs, students' aspirations and our need for change. Providing double Bachelors with LSE and King's College with campuses in Lisbon, Paris and Berlin.
Investor and Board Member
2011
Professional Visual Assistance on mobile, saving millions of on-site visit miles every month, enhancing expert-to-customer communication, saving product returns, delivering an unmatched customer experience, and realizing higher net promoter scores. 100 employees.
Non Executive Chairman
2020
State-of-the-art Data Integration & Analytics platform for mobile apps and Game Management services (development, monetization optimization, live ops, user acquisition, creatives). 80 employees.
Partner
1999 - 2015
€8 billion under management in Private Equity, from which €2 billion in Early Stage VC at the time. As a Partner for 15 years, I led the funding of 35 startups in Europe and the US, focusing on Tech (Networking, Silicon, Telecoms) and Creative Media (Music, TV/Video, Gaming). My investments helped create more than €5 billion in corporate value and include companies like Deezer, Dailymotion, Molotov or Criteo. In Gaming, I led the funding of 7 mobile studios in Europe, cumulating 600 million players. https://www.eurazeo.com/en
Industrial Project Manager
1997 - 1999
Project management for European industrial investors in China Installation project of a lime production plant in Jiangsu Province (200,000 tons/year) Advising the Market Entry Strategy of a European car manufacturer in China
Vice President Investment Banking
1994 - 1997
M&A advisory on 15 mid-size transactions (€30 - €300 million) in France Takeover of a €300m listed company, divestiture of an listed industrial group, fund of funds secundaries (30+ LP positions), buy-side and sell-side advisory on 10 other M&A transactions
Financial Analyst on Nasdaq, Stock Trader
1991 - 1992
Analyst on 2 Financial Advisory mandates for IPOs on Nasdaq (financial and valuation models, advisory on financial structure) Sell-side stock trader, advising 25 large European clients on Nasdaq
Option Trader on the Paris Stock Exchange
1989 - 1990
Floor trader on CAC40 Index Options